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St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church

St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is a Black Catholic parish in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1894 and became a personal parish for African-Americans in June 2020.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Benedict the Moor” and “St. Benedict The Moor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include PPG Paints Arena and City View.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in , Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.

Apartment building
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is a 300 ft residential highrise in , . It was completed in 1964 and has 26 floors. It is tied with the and for the 26th tallest building in Pittsburgh. is situated 420 feet south of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.

Railway station
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, also known as Pennsylvania Station and commonly called Penn Station, is a historic train station in , Pennsylvania. It was one of several passenger rail stations that served during the 20th century; others included… is situated 1,900 feet northwest of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uptown Pittsburgh and Hill District.

Neighborhood
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Uptown or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of , Pennsylvania, to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located across the Monongahela River from .

Neighborhood
The is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major center of jazz.

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Downtown is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.

St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church

Latitude
40.44148° or 40° 26′ 29″ north
Longitude
-79.98602° or 79° 59′ 10″ west
Open location code
87G2C2R7+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 442839182
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q5117205
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church”. Photo: Trevin Shirey, CC BY 2.0.